We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.

Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,

Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;

Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:

Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

Pray without ceasing.

Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:

I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,

That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;

Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.

Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.